Xstrata Nickel to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks, but now that Xstrata Nickel (formerly Falconbridge) has Switzerland-based Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) dollars and vision behind it, the comp…
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Exall shareholders approve spinoff (December 25, 2006)
Shareholders of Exall Resources (EXL-T, EXALF-O) have approved a reorganization plan that will see current shareholders receive a dividend of shares in a new company, Exall Energy, that will hold Exal…
Aurizon pours gold at Casa Berardi
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has poured two gold dor bars from its Casa Berardi mine in the Abitibi region of Quebec.
xHillsborough, NEMI and Anglo now coal partners
Vancouver — Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O), NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (nne.a-t) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) subsidiary Anglo Coal have completed the consolidation of their nor…
Imperial-Taseko battle for bcMetals heats up
Vancouver — In the spirit of the holidays, both bcMetals’ (C-V, BMTLF-O) and Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) have…
Strateco intersects uranium at Matoush
Recent drilling results from the Matoush uranium project in north-central Quebec have extended the known strike len…
Kinross ups Bema offer, cancels Petrex side deal
Vancouver- Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) has increased the value of its offer for Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-A) and c…
First Uranium stock rides momentum wave
Vancouver- The widely anticipated Canadian market debut of First Uranium (FIU-T), ended successfully, proving that …
Taseko eyes Gibraltar increase
Vancouver- Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-A) is eyeing a sharp increase in metal production at its flagship Gibraltar min…
Mantle plans Ecstall takeover
Vancouver – Looking to consolidate ownership in the high-grade Akie zinc-lead project in northeastern British Colum…
Record-breaking uranium price poised to go higher
Vancouver – Record-breaking uranium prices are poised to go higher as investor funds try to cash in on a rally that…
Resource up at Young-Davidson (December 18, 2006)
Resources at the Young-Davidson gold project near Matachewan, Ont., have grown substantially in a new estimate comm…